My Favorite Quotes

“Sweetness cannot be described in words. It can be known only when you put something sweet on your tongue. Similarly, God cannot be explained in words. It is essentially something to be realized by oneself”– Sri Chandrashekhara Bharati Swami of Sringeri Sharada Peetham

“The arrow is straight but cruel; the lute is crooked but sweet. Therefore, judge people by their acts, not their appearance”-From Tiruvalluvar’s Tirukural (verse 279)

“We are responsible for what we are, and whatever we wish ourselves to be, we have the power to make ourselves. If what we are now has been the result of our own past actions, it certainly follows that whatever we wish to be in the future can be produced by our present actions; so we have to know how to act” – Swami Vivekananda

“You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean in a drop” – Rumi

“When you lose, don’t lose the lesson” – Dalai Lama

“Happiness is your own nature. Hence it is not wrong to desire it. What is wrong is seeking it outside, because it is inside” – Sri Ramana Maharishi

“As fragrance abides in the flowerAs reflection is within the mirror,So does your Lord abide within you,Why search for him without?” – Sri Guru Nanak

“There is enough in this world for everyone’s need, there is not enough in this world for everyone’s greed”-Mahatma Gandhi

“No virtue is equal to the good of doing good for others and no vice greater than hurting others” – Sri Tulsidas

“Someone once told me that not even for a million dollars would they touch a leper. I responded, ‘Neither would I. If it were a case of money, I would not even do it for two million. On the other hand, I do it gladly for the love of God’ ” – Mother Theresa

“Sandalwood perfumes even the axe that hurls it down…such is the enchanting beauty of forgiveness.”-Swami Chinmayananda